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Welcome!

Hello, VWCrist, and welcome to the ISFDB Wiki! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

Note: Image uploading isn't entirely automated. You're uploading the files to the wiki which will then have to be linked to the database by editing the publication record.

Please be careful in editing publications that have been primary verified by other editors. See Help:How to verify data#Making changes to verified pubs. But if you have a copy of an unverified publication, verifying it can be quite helpful. See Help:How to verify data for detailed information.

I hope you enjoy editing here! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will insert your name and the date. If you need help, check out the community portal, or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! -- JLaTondre (talk) 02:23, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Tales of the Talisman, Volume 4 Issue 3

Thank you very much for the update. Alas, I had to transfer the number you supplied for the ISBN to the notes field (assuming that it's the ISSN). The ISBN / Catalog ID exists to help identifying a certain publication. As magazines have always the same ISSN, we don't add it to that field. But thanks again, Stonecreek 05:07, 22 February 2017 (UTC) Sorry about the ISSN, I thought to enter it there was correct. I'll try to do better in the future. Thanks for your help. VWCrist 17:11, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Potter's field 5

Hello, I approved your submission but had to add & change some information: please give full prices ($12.00 instead of $12). I specified the binding & publication date from amazon (if you primary verify a publication there should be a binding specified; now it's set to ebook). Also, I had to replace the cover link, as the image is hosted by a site that we do not have permission to link to. Thanks, Stonecreek 13:52, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Garland of the Goddess - Tales and Poems of the Feminine Divine

Hello, as you stated in your submission by setting the Non-genre flag to "Yes", this anthology seems non-genre. As such it's not allowed in the db. I've rejected your submission. Hauck 17:10, 22 February 2017 (UTC) I think I checked the Non-genre by mistake as everything (fiction, poetry, images) in the book is related to a goddess of some sort or the other. When I have the time for a long table of contents, may I re-submit the book? VWCrist 17:10, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Les Cabinets des Polytheistes - An Anthology of Pagan Fairy Tales, Folktales, and Nursery Rhymes

Hello, I've approved your submission but there are still some issues with it :

  • I've changed the format to tp as amazon gives the size as 12,7 x 2,2 x 20,3 cm so in the tp range (it's coherent with the price).
  • I don't understand why you give "2016-00-00" as date for the publication and the cover and "2016-04-29" for the contents, I've set all dates to "2016"
  • The link that you gave for the cover is for the book itself, I've uploaded a correct image.
  • As per toc, there are numerous other texts than yours, why didn't you enter them?

The result is here. Hauck 17:22, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Same set of remarks for The Dark Ones - Tales and Poems of the Shadow Gods and Lunessence - A Devotional for Selene. As I said above the fact that you enter quite exclusively your own texts is not in the spirit of the db.Hauck 17:31, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Hi. As to Garland of the Goddess, I think I hit the non-genre by mistake. All work is myth related and speculative. As to entering all contributors, I will work on that, but I'm entering info as time allows. Thanks for your help. VWCrist 17:46, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

While the Morning Stars Sing

Hello, I've approved your submission but alas the link is still not good (I've directly uploaded the scan) and the format too (15,2 x 1,5 x 22,9 cm translates to tp). I've also corrected one "Jhn C. Mannone", merged one title (by Fay) and varianted another (from "Brad Foster" to "Brad W. Foster". The result is here, thanks for entering all the contents. Hauck 19:11, 22 February 2017 (UTC) Thank you for correcting John. As to Brad Foster, it was how he was listed, so I didn't change anything. I'm trying to enter everything as exactly as possible - but I'm certain I'll make mistakes. I'll try not to make too much work for you, but it is nice to know someone is double-checking my entries for correctness and clarity. Thanks again. VWCrist 17:06, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Recent Submissions

In accepting your recent submissions, I had to make a number of changes:

  • Magazine titles should be entered with the date of the issue (ex. "Outposts of Beyond, July 2015")
  • Subtitles should be separated with a colon and not a dash (ex. "Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and Other Magical Fiction")
  • For cover images, don't use the Amazon publication page. Instead, right click on the image and select "Copy image address..." (verbiage will vary by browser but it should be something similiar) and follow instructions at Template:PublicationFields:ImageURL to get a usable image
  • Prices should be entered with a currency symbol as we deal in multiple currencies
  • Reviews are for reviews in a publication; not reviews about a publication (ex. the reviews section within a magazine)
  • Covers can only come from sites that have given us permission. Smashwords is not one. See ISFDB:Image linking permissions. As you have the pub, you can scan the cover and upload it. See Help:How to upload images to the ISFDB wiki
  • Websites are for links specific to the book. Bookseller links are not included (they are provided automatically by the software via the left menu on the publication listing).
  • Names with suffixes should be entered with a comma before the suffix (ex. "Will H. Blackwell, Jr.")

We do appreciate your submissions. ISFDB has some conventions that need learning, but everything should be in the help links in the welcome message above. We hope you will continue to contribute. And please let us know if you have any questions (ISFDB:Help desk is a good resource for asking). -- JLaTondre (talk) 02:52, 24 February 2017 (UTC) Thanks for your help and clarification. I'll try harder to enter things correctly. I'm not especially good with computers (other than typing up stories, etc.) so this is a learning experience for me. Thanks again. VWCrist 17:09, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

The Greener Forest (2nd edition)

Hello, I've approved your submission but had to make some changes:

  • Changed format to tp (again at 15,2 x 1,2 x 22,9 cm it's a tp , please take note).
  • It's now OK for the cover link.
  • Your credit for the cover art is not clear, what's exactly stated in your copy? (PinkBadger may be the artist and CanStockPhoto the provider of some part of the background), I've deleted it pending your answer.
  • Merged the titles oin the collection with the ones already present in the db.

The result is here. Hauck 09:05, 24 February 2017 (UTC) Thank you for all your help on this entry and others. I'm trying to enter everything I have on my shelf - much of it not yet in the system. I am not very good with computers and entering data, but I'm trying hard - and I appreciate you working with me. VWCrist 16:55, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

The Greener Forest (1st edition)

Hello, same set of remarks for this edition that also should have been entered as a tp. To simplify things, I've directly uploaded the scan from amazon into our system as the image was too much cropped. The result is here. As I had to make lots of merges and as you had to retype all the titles, perhaps should you have used the "Clone This Pub" function. Hauck 09:18, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

Thanks again for your help. I was afraid to use the Clone function since the editions are not the same. Ed. #1 has art and is from Mockingbird Lane with a different cover and ISBN, Ed. #2 has an extra story and no art. I'm working hard to understand how to enter data better. VWCrist 16:58, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
The easiest way to handle something like this is to clone the publication, wait till that's approved, then use the Remove Titles tool to remove anything that's not exactly the same. You then add new entries to the contents. If the same story was in both editions but had a slightly different title, you would remove the old one from the contents, add the new one, and make one of the titles a variant of the other. --Vasha 17:16, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

The Night Cafe

I added some more information to The Night Cafe: story lengths and a cover image. --Vasha 03:47, 26 February 2017 (UTC) Thank you. VWCrist 16:56, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Worrking with Amazon image links

Amazon embeds sizing and other formatting information in its image links that can sometimes cause strange results in the ISFDB's displays (wrong size, big white surrounding box, etc.). It's a good idea to strip that out. To do that, you remove everything between the last two periods and one of the periods. For example, this original: 

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51kXiQexnSL._SX330_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

becomes: 

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51kXiQexnSL.jpg

It's not a big deal, but can make the image look better. --MartyD 11:42, 26 February 2017 (UTC) Thank you for the suggestion. I'll try to do a better job with Amazon. I'm still working on my skills entering data, and I really appreciate all the help you and others at ISFDB have given me. VWCrist 16:59, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Correction to Greener Forest 2011

I have fixed the title for "Tootsie's Swamp Tours" in this edition. --Vasha 13:56, 28 February 2017 (UTC) Thank you. VWCrist 17:00, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

The Dark Ones and Lunessence

Hi Vonnie -- Judging from your having verified these publications, you own copies of them. I was thinking of putting in the contents you left out, but frustratingly, the Amazon preview doesn't allow a look at the "publication credits" page, so I would have a lot of trouble finding the first publication data for the stories and poems. In fact, these would be really hard books to enter without having them on hand. Do you think you can spare the time to complete the contents, and also add notes to each story/poem about its first publication and any other noteworthy information? That would be a super contribution to the database. --Vasha 16:55, 28 February 2017 (UTC) Hi -- I'm trying to add everything I have on my shelves, while at the same time keeping up with work and family responsibilities. I will indeed enter everything as time permits. I am not especially computer-savvy, so I'm doing the best I can, and I'll try to improve as time goes on. I really appreciate your help. Thank you. VWCrist 16:51, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Ethereal Tales Special Issue

Hello, I've approved your submission for this pub. Can you just confirm the artist as "Daev Ford" and not "Dave Ford"? The number is more an EAN code, an ISBN should begin by 978 (or 979 IIRC). Thanks. Hauck 18:13, 2 March 2017 (UTC) Hi, Yes, it is Daev. I double-checked. Elsewhere, I found his art credited to Daevid, so I imagine this is just the way he spells his name. Thanks for asking - it could well have been a typo. VWCrist 16:53, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Ethereal Tales #7

Hello, I approved your recent submission for Ethereal Tales #7 and made a few small changes:

For the price I changed the L2.50 to £2.50; If you're using a Windows computer, you can create the £ by holding down the ALT key and then typing 0163. Or you can always just copy and paste it from somewhere.

For the artwork on the interior of the back cover, you listed it as page 53 although you only listed the magazine as having 52 pages.

On the Help Page for the Pages field: For magazines, the rule is to use the actual page count - including the cover. For example, early issues of Fantastic Universe numbered the interior pages from 1 to 192, not counting the front or back covers. This would be entered into the ISFDB record as "196".

I'm assuming the pagination of this issue stopped at 52 without including the back cover, so I changed the total number of pages to 54, adding 2 pages, one for the inside of the rear cover, and one for the rear cover.

Thanks, Albinoflea 23:09, 2 March 2017 (UTC) Thanks. I wasn't certain about the inside cover numbering. This does concern me as it would throw off the page numbers in the interior contents. Many of the books on my shelf I'm trying to enter have dozens of stories/poems and I'd have to re-assign page numbers to them different from ones in the table of contents. I'm afraid I'd end up getting them wrong. Again, I'll try to do a better job. This is a learning experience for me. VWCrist 17:04, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Faerie Magazine, No. 22

Hello, I've put your submission on hold. Apart from the technical problems (all NONFICTION will have to changed into ESSAY, some of the authors will likely have to changed like "Staff" or "Journal Keepe"r) that renders your submission nearly unsalvageable, I'm wondering if it's a genre magazine or if it's like a magazine about UFOs (for example) that includes some spec-fic fiction. If it's the former, it means that nearly all texts are spec-fic or about spec-fic. The parts that I can see lead me to believe it's a non-genre magazine, in which case only SHORTFICTION items (and spec-fic ones only like probably your text) should be entered (like what we do with EQMM here). Can you confirm? Hauck 19:07, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

This is definitely a fantasy magazine. I could change all non-fiction to essay (and unfortunately, I've entered a 2nd issue before reading this note so it has similar problems) since adding Faerie-lore, myth, and a pinch of fiction is important to the writing they publish. Everything in an issue of Faerie Magazine is related to fantasy writing and art. Top writers and artists like Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lint, Charles Vess, Miles Pinkney, the Frouds, etc. are represented. Fantasy poetry and fiction are always included. As far as the staff submissions, they could be credited to Kim Cross and Mariam George, since they likely wrote them. As to the Journal Keeper, I'll re-read the stories and see if I can determine who should be credited. Thanks for working with me on this. VWCrist 19:35, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
Sorry but I don't think that a magazine with such self-presentation: "Our summer issue is chock full of delights... an original, magic-tinged story from Sarah Addison Allen, a moving essay from Jo-Ann Mapson, an enchanting Scotland travelogue from Laren Stover, one spread on dresses made from real flowers and another on midsummer garden parties (and how to throw your own!) ... and so much more!" or "Faerie Magazine is a lush, high-end print magazine that celebrates everything magical and extraordinary in this world—while inspiring our readers to live more beautifully every day. Every issue features magical destinations, original fiction and poetry, exquisite photography, conservation pieces, artist profiles, gardening, home décor, fashion, inspirational service pieces, craft tutorials, and much more." is a genre magazine (only the fiction seems spec-fic). I've rejected your submissions. Of course this is only my opinion and you can present the matter on the Moderator Noticeboard. I'll be available if you want to enter only the fiction as per our ROA. Hauck 20:21, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi again. There are 2 later issues of Faerie Magazine listed in your data base. I was trying to enter everything in the magazine into the data base as I was asked to do earlier. If you'd like me to only enter the fiction, essays, poems, and art, I can do so. At the moment, I don't think I have the ability to edit the entry. VWCrist 20:37, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
I've approved your submission and made some changes (changed editor to a "generic" one, added titles series "Faerie Magazine"to put the issue into the grid, deleted COVERART record as we -usually- do not enter artwork for non-genre magazines). The result is here. While I was at it, I've also merged two title on your author page: Birdling and the poem Owl Face. Hope thta I was right. Hauck 07:17, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
"Birdling" is a short story which appeared in "Faerie Magazine" and "The Greener Forest." I have several poems with Owl references (many of which appeared in my story/poem collection, "Owl Light."). Each one is separate and unique and have no relationship to the short story, "Birdling." VWCrist 19:15, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
Be reassured, I've only merged records with exactly the same title (and not Birdling with Owl Face), it's just that there were two occurences of each. Hauck 07:30, 8 March 2017 (UTC) Sorry for the confusion. I have a lot of confidence in you and your focus on detail. I should have known you'd be certain things were correct. Thanks. VWCrist 18:30, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Magazine entry

Hi. I accepted your Illumen No. 19 but made a couple of changes to it that I wanted to bring to your attention, as the treatments apply to magazine entries in general:

  • I added the title to the title series "Illumen" (you can specify this in the Series slot on entry; we usually use just the name of the magazine if it's not ambiguous). This causes it to show up in a single list with the other issues, but it also causes the grid to be populated.
  • I changed the title from Illumen, No. 19 to Illumen, Autumn 2013. No practice here is ever absolute, but we generally want to incorporate the magazine's date -- if stated -- into the title. And we only incorporate the issue number if it's featured as a prominent part of the title. I have only the cover to judge by, and it only shows "Illumen" (over) "Autumn 2013", so that was what I used to formulate the title. If "No. 19" were present, add it after the comma and before the date: "Illumen, No. 19 Autumn 2013". By putting it after the comma, it would be shown in the grid. Our standard is the title page, not the cover, however, so if the interior has something different, please change what I did.

I hope that makes sense. If not, please ask. --MartyD 00:59, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

p.s. There's some good information here that actually applies to all magazines, not just non-genre ones. The primary differences are that for genre magazines, we record all content, the editor(s), and the cover image and artist. --MartyD 01:08, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your help. I'll continue to work at improving my entries. I have dozens more magazines (and anthologies) to enter. Many are literary, though my work in them is speculative. The next skill I need to work on, is the process for scanning and getting into the data base the covers of the books and magazines I've entered which don't seem to have another source for the covers. Again, thanks. VWCrist 06:32, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Your recent submissions

Hello, I've approved your recent submissions but had to make a few changes. I've put the one for Faerie Magazine on hold. We do not enter nonfiction pieces (like your Tussie Mussies that is given as an ESSAY) in nongenre magazines. Can you confirm that your piece is an essay? Please take some time to study the results in order to be able to duplicate them. Hauck 08:53, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Though plenty of historical fact is included - Tussie Mussies is an essay due to the amount of opinion offered (rather than just facts as would befit an article). Again, thank you for your help.
I have uploaded several links to covers of publications I own (and am published in) that I mentioned on my blog. I scanned a copy of the magazines I own and placed the scans on my blog. In each case, I've given ISFDB and its wiki permission to use the link to acquire the cover. Is this acceptable? (I'm trying to cut down the work I'll need to do to get covers associated with dozens of publications on ISFDB - so I hope this will work). VWCrist 21:33, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi -- thank you again for all the work you've been doing lately! I know there's a huge amount of learning involved, since I just started getting involved myself 6 months ago and I still mess things up now and then.
So this database is primarily devoted to fiction (at least the current people who are moderating think so, and Hervé Hauck has particularly strict opinions) and for the most part, nonfiction is not included, unless it's an article in one of the genre magazines, or an essay in a fiction collection, or maybe a book about a fiction writer or something. Currently people here are pretty reluctant to include nonfiction so an article in Faerie Magazine wouldn't be included. The idea is that the database mostly catalogues A) speculative fiction, and B) contents of genre publications, which Faerie Magazine isn't. There are always exceptions, so if you aren't sure whether to add some piece of nonfiction, ask about it on the Help Desk.
Two bits of help: First, the designation ESSAY here is jargon for any nonfiction article, whether fact, opinion, or frivolity. Secondly, if you want your comments to be properly indented below the comment above, precede each paragraph with a colon, or two colons for double indent, etc.
Hope this helps. --Vasha 03:02, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
I completely concur with what Vasha says above, including the part of me playing the "bad cop" and the evident thanks for contributing (especially as you're working with magazine on the less "easy" part of the db). I've rejected the submission. For the covers, thanks for the permission, your site has been added to the list of authorized ones. Hauck 07:07, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
Thanks to both of you (and the rest of the folks at ISFDB). Even if it seems I'm not doing so due to the mistakes I'm making, I am really trying to understand and conform to your standards. As I've mentioned before, I am not very computer savvy (though I can type well and wield a mean drawing pen and paintbrush). I'm glad you're okay with my links to my website and blog. Many mags/books are already uploaded there, and when I scan some of the really old (more than 30 years ago) things, it will be fun to share the covers with my readers as well as ISFDB. VWCrist 20:12, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Working with Amazon images

Sorry, you're probably quite tired of the fire hose by now, but here's another data entry nugget for you. Amazon embeds sizing and other formatting information in its image URLs. Sometimes that information causes odd behavior in the ISFDB displays, such as surrounding white boxes or inappropriate sizes. Everything between the final two periods is such formatting information, and we strip it out (and one of the periods). So, for example, this:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51M%2BqPnHsXL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

becomes this:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51M%2BqPnHsXL.jpg

It's not a big deal, and having the extra information in the URL won't hurt anyone. --MartyD 11:37, 9 March 2017 (UTC) Thanks for the input. I'll try to get better at this. VWCrist 17:32, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

The one you submitted for Manorborn: Memory, where your note said all you could find was the "small" one shows this:
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41IAFzMLmAL._AC_US160_.jpg
appears small, but it's because of the ._AC_US160. Take that away:
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41IAFzMLmAL.jpg
and you have the full-sized image. --MartyD 02:15, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
Thanks again. I think I entered the rest of the amazon cover links correctly, as I tried to edit out the info between the 2 "." as you explained. VWCrist 04:44, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

The Enchanted Dagger

A question having nothing to do with data entry! :-) I see from the cover image that The Enchanted Dagger was a Compton Crook Award finalist. Congratulations! Do you have more details? Was that for 2016? We link awards to titles, and we do record various levels (including Finalist), not just the award winners. I can set that up for this. --MartyD 11:49, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the congratulations. It was exciting to be not just a nominee, but a Finalist for the 2014 Compton Crook Award. Chuck Gannon (a lovely man) won, and I have no regrets, since his book (and subsequent books) are marvelous. For confirmation, here's a link to an announcement article from Locus: http://www.locusmag.com/News/2014/03/2014-compton-crook-award-finalists/ You'll note the book is listed under its old title, "The Enchanted Skean." That title, along with the cover, ISBN, etc. were dropped when I changed publishers to Pole to Pole Publishing. The new cover (which I like a lot) now displays the award notice. It would be wonderful if you can link the award to the book. Thanks. I do have an awards question, in my short story collections, I include L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Honorable Mention Award winners. Is there a way to note that? Thanks again for your time and input. VWCrist 17:59, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
What we do when a work is published under different titles (but is otherwise the same work), we make one title a "variant" of the other. In the author bibliography, the "canonical" title (what we also call the "parent") will be listed as a peer to other titles, and the variant(s) will be listed indented, to the right, with an "also appeared as" designation. The canonical title is the one the work is best known by (not necessarily the title given to it when it first appeared). So you can judge. Go to whichever one should be the parent/canonical, and copy its record number. Then go to the one that should be the variant, click on "Make This Title a Variant or Pseudonymous Work" in the editing tools, and paste/type the parent's record number into the "existing title" section. Give it a try. I'm happy to do it if you have trouble with it, but making variants is sort of a common thing to have to do (we also use it when dealing with pseudonyms and varying author credits). --MartyD 02:54, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
We don't have the Writers of the Future as an available award type, but according to Help:Screen:AwardType you can post a request that it be added on the Community Portal. Once it has been added, it can be linked to the various titles. --MartyD 02:54, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

Devolution Z

Hello, I've approved your submission but made some changes to conform to our standards:

  • Changed date from "2017-01-02" to "2017-01" (we use simply the cover date).
  • Simplified title to "Devolution Z, #16 January 2017".
  • Added title series info "Devolution Z" to put the issue in this grid.

Don't hesitate to copy other issues' formalism when creating a new one, it'll save work. Hauck 11:52, 9 March 2017 (UTC) Thanks for your help. I'm trying to do things correctly, but between old, new, print, online, etc. publications, it's a bit confusing for someone new to the ISFDB. I'm hoping to get better at this. Thanks again. VWCrist 17:35, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Spaceports & Spidersilk

Hello, there are some issues with your latest batch of submissions for this magazine:

  • The magazines must be put into a Titles Series, in this case "Spaceports & Spidersilk".
  • We use the stated date of the issue for the publication date, regardless of the "real" date (or the one stated by amazon).
  • E-books does not have a number of page, leave the field blank.
  • I've changed a "Vonniw Winslow Crist" to "Vonnie Winslow Crist".
  • Set the "Juvenile" flag to no (I've never see it used for magazines).
  • One of the issues ws not dated in the title (January 2015).
  • Note that, as PV, you'll have to enter all the contents.
  • One of the covers' URL was not correct and pointed to amazon's page.
  • I've transfered the ASIN in the note field of the publication, the "Note to moderator" field is erased after approval.
  • After all this, I've varianted all titles to the canonical editor and grouped the lot by year.

As you see, this represent a lot of corrections, I'll advise you perhaps to submit less submissions but of a better quality. Hauck 13:05, 9 March 2017 (UTC) Hi again. I wasn't sure which date to use on the 2013 issue since it was put up on Amazon months after its initial release. Thanks for the clarification. I'll leave the ebook pages blank in the future rather than rely on those stated on amazon or other similar site. Sorry for the typos, I try to enter information while watching grandkids, helping out with family, working, etc. - so I'm called away from the computer often, and can make mistakes which I don't always catch. I'll place ASINs in the publisher's note field in the future. Weird on the cover url not pointing to cover - I copied it the exact same way for all the covers. I'm trying to maintain quality while entering a massive amount of data. As you've probably gathered, I'm a woman who's been writing & illustrating in the speculative field for decades (and continue to do so). I'm trying to enter stacks of publications while continuing to fulfill writing, illustration, and editorial commitments - but I think is some cases (particularly with older publications) I might be one of only a few people who've saved the original magazines and I'd like to have the information entered so there's some record of the long ago sf/f work of writers and artists. I know my entries are demanding a lot of you and others at ISFDB, and I really appreciate your help. Thank you. VWCrist 17:50, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Ada Trevanian vs Ada Trevanion

Hi, your verified copy of Fantasy and Terror, Number 10 contains a poem, Spirits Of The Dead by Ada Trevanian. I think, after reading What Did Miss Darrington See?: An Anthology of Feminist Supernatural Fiction edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson that that is a typo -either by you or by Fantasy & Terror- for Ada Trevanion, taking back the publication date for the poem to 1858.--Dirk P Broer 15:42, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

I checked, and in the Table of Contents and on pages 21 and 30, it's "Ada Trevanian" - so I typed what I read. VWCrist 15:20, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
I'll make it a variant name then, as e.g. the fictionmags index has Ada Trevanion and 1858 as date.--Dirk P Broer 16:35, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

Claire Davon vs Claire Devon

Hi, I've changed Claire Devon for The Last man on Earth into Claire Davon, based upon this. If it is really presented in Unoriginal, #3 October 2016 as by Claire Devon then it should be compared to the story in Beyond Science Fiction Issue 8 (June 30, 2015) and, if it is the same story, be made a variant of that.--Dirk P Broer 00:31, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

I looked at my issue of "Unoriginal #3," and it's "Claire Devon" in the Table of Contents (pg.4), "Claire Davon" in the contributor's bios (pg.6), and "Claire Devon" at the beginning of her story on page 44. If that helps. VWCrist 15:13, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
I have restored the original spelling per the title page, made it it into a pseudonym, and added notes to the pub regarding the spellings. By the way, when responding, if you prefix your post with colons (":" for one level, "::" for two levels, etc.), it will indent your post under the prior one vs. having it all run together. It makes it easier to read. -- JLaTondre (talk) 15:24, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

Fantasy and Terror, Number 10

Your Fantasy and Terror, Number 10 looks like it is missing content per The FictionMags Index. Your last entry is page 28, Can you please check? Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 14:20, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

And could you please take a look at how capitalization is supposed to be entered?--Dirk P Broer 14:38, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
I enter material as time allows. Sometimes, I must stop before all content is entered. I try to return to that publication at a later time. VWCrist 15:22, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
That is fine, but when you do so please mark in the publication that the contents are incomplete. Otherwise, it gives a false impression. I will add the remaining contents from the FictionMags Index. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 15:25, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Remaining contents added. Please double check when you have a chance. -- JLaTondre (talk) 15:37, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

I think all contents are listed. VWCrist 20:40, 10 March 2018 (EST)

Harpers Ferry

You have a poem Harpers Ferry and Harper's Ferry. I assume these are the same poem? If so, and the difference in punctuation is correct, they should be varianted (if one is a typo, then they should be merged under the correct title). If they are different poems, then notes stating such such be added to each title record. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 12:23, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

These are the same poem. It's been published several times, and an editor could have enter the possessive punctuation. Harpers Ferry is actually a town in Maryland, USA, which is located at the confluence of 2 rivers, and played a key part in the American Civil War. Thank you for your work on this. VWCrist 02:55, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

I have varianted the two records. -- JLaTondre (talk) 18:31, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Stefan Styrsky vs Stefen Styrsky

Hi, in your verified copy of Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and Other Magical Fiction for the story Looking for the Gods I changed Stefan Styrsky into Stefen Styrsky upon checking the TOC on amazon.com.--Dirk P Broer 10:44, 21 March 2017 (UTC)== Thank you. VWCrist 02:52, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Jouth Anthology

In Jouth Anthology I changed the story dates & title record to the first publication date (the kindle edition from Dec. 30, 2016). Also, do you know whether "stuck on mars" and "FBI vs MIB" cross the line to novelette length, and whether "The Survivors" is a novelette or novella? --Vasha 17:02, 28 March 2017 (UTC) Without counting the words, I don't know whether these pieces of fiction move to novelette or novella. Sorry. VWCrist 02:51, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

SF Spectrum 12

Hello, I've approved your your submission, just note that I've changed a "Stepen Hooker" into "Stephen Hooker", merged some titles, added decimals after price "£1.00" (and 50p should be £0.50) and put the title in its proper title series. Hauck 17:28, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. Just a typo I missed in proofing. I'm trying to enter contributor's copies of some old publications I had work included in. I'll be scanning the covers and posting them on my blog, so ISFDB will be able to upload the covers. I'm trying to enter things carefully and proofread, but I imagine I'll miss a typo here and there. Thanks for your help. VWCrist 17:45, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Macabre 6

Hi, your verified copy of Macabre 6 contains two poems by Christina Kiplinger and one by Christine Kiplinger. Is that right, or is the latter a typo -either by you or by the editor of the magazine-? --Dirk P Broer 22:27, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

I found in Flights from the Iron Moon, p.111 that it is indeed Christina Kiplinger.--Dirk P Broer 08:37, 23 September 2017 (EDT)

Thanks for catching this. I'm trying to enter lots of older speculative mags. I have around, and even with a quick proof - I sometimes miss things. VWCrist 20:32, 10 March 2018 (EST)

JD DeHart

In The Night Cafe, is JD DeHart's name printed "JD" or "J. D."? If it is without periods, please change it to that form because that's what most of that author's records use. Thanks! --Vasha 03:31, 19 May 2017 (UTC) It is JD - no periods. VWCrist 20:34, 10 March 2018 (EST)

Editor of Fae Wings and Hidden Things

I'm holding your edit to change the editor of Fae Wings and Hidden Things from uncredited to "A. Thomas". Your note with the submission indicates that you discovered the editors name by corresponding with them. You also mentioned that you have a copy. Am I correct in assuming that the editor's name does not appear anywhere in the book? If that is the case, we can still record the actual name of the editor. However, we should not change the existing publication or title record since they are supposed to reflect exactly what is in the book. The way to do what you want is to make the existing title record by uncredited into a variant of a new title record by A. Thomas. To do this, go to the existing title record and click on the link under editing tools "Make This Title a Variant Title or Pseudonymous Work". You'll want to use option 2 on the subsequent page and change the author there to A. Thomas. Of course, this is only applicable if the author isn't credited in the book. If they are in fact credited, let me know and I'll approve your original submission. Let me know, or if you have any questions about the edits. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 17:35, 16 August 2017 (EDT)

It's been several days, so I'm going to go ahead and reject this submission and make the variant title as explained above. If there is an editor credit in the book. Let me know and we can adjust it. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 19:36, 21 August 2017 (EDT)

Could you please take a look at Illumen, Spring 2015 and FrostFire Worlds, February 2015 and see if DJ Tyrer's name is spelled "D. J." or "DJ" in them? If necessary, please change the records to the correct form... thanks! --Vasha 00:52, 22 September 2017 (EDT) It is DJ (no periods). I changed 2 places in Illumen - for some reason, it wouldn't let me change the 3rd poem. I changed FrostFire Worlds to DJ. VWCrist 20:55, 10 March 2018 (EST)

"As I Live" author in Macbre #6

Since you haven't been active, I accepted an edit changing the author's name from "Christine" to "Christina" on "As I Live" in your verified Macabre #6 based on information from secondary sources. If you see this, would you please check and confirm whether that's correct? If it is not, please change it back. Thanks. --MartyD 09:27, 23 September 2017 (EDT) Thanks for the change. I have been inactive due to illness and deaths in the family. VWCrist 20:56, 10 March 2018 (EST)

Dauntless:

Hi, from the publisher's as well as amazon's site it seems the title is spelled at the beginning as "Dauntless:" rather than "Dauntless -". Is that correct? (I also changed the image link to a valid one.) Stonecreek 03:35, 30 September 2017 (EDT)

Dauntless

Thanks for adding this book! Two notes: I changed the punctuation of the title, because it's standard here to separate the title and subtitle with a colon; and I changed the binding from "pb" to "tp". The book is 5 by 8 inches; pb is used for mass market paperbacks 7" × 4.25" or smaller, and larger ones are tp.

Do you think you are going to have time to add the rest of the contents? --Vasha 03:35, 1 October 2017 (EDT)

Odd Tales of Wonder

Hello,

I approved Odd Tales of Wonder but did a few changes:

  • Removed the ASIN - it belongs to the ebook (I am adding this one next)
  • Changed the name of the publication to indicate that it is issue #4
  • Added the ISBN of the printed edition.
  • Fixed the link to the image.

Can you check the format of the magazine? I know you selected bedsheet but can you verify if does not fit better in the quatro category? Thanks! Annie 17:28, 22 November 2017 (EST) The magazine is 8.5" x 11", perfect-bound with a slick cover. VWCrist 20:28, 10 March 2018 (EST)

Frostfire Worlds

Hi, I rejected your submission for the cover art of Frostfire Worlds, as it had the wrong format. I think this ought to be the link to the right picture (but then with https preceding) : //images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/5137IaVrz0L.jpg not https://www.amazon.com/FrostFire-Worlds-November-Karen-Otto-ebook/dp/B0799C1B9Y/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1519251515&sr=1-4&keywords=frostfire+worlds&dpID=5137IaVrz0L&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch--Dirk P Broer 19:11, 21 February 2018 (EST) Sorry. I'm trying to do my best. VWCrist 20:27, 10 March 2018 (EST)

Frostfire Worlds, Feb. '18

I added story lengths and cover image to the latest Frostfire Worlds. --Vasha 18:27, 24 February 2018 (EST) Thanks VWCrist 20:26, 10 March 2018 (EST)

Kurt Newtom vs Kurt Newton

Hi, your verfied copy of Paper Crow, Volume 3, Issue 1 contains the poem Beneath the Witchlady's Makeup by Kurt Newtom. Could that be a typo -either by you or by the publisher- for Kurt Newton?--Dirk P Broer 18:46, 1 March 2018 (EST) Kurt Newton is correct. VWCrist 21:01, 10 March 2018 (EST)

Portents

Hello! I don't know if you are aware of it, but we already have a placeholder record for issue #3 of this magazine in the database (just in case that you planned to enter it). Thanks for your submissions, Stonecreek 10:47, 11 March 2018 (EDT)

Fantasy and Terror #9

Hi. (That subjectline is copy-paste from FMI.) Re Fantasy & Terror 9 P607295, page 33, The FictionMags Index lists "Go, Lovely Ghost" with a comma. Please check when you have a chance. --Pwendt 16:48
P.S. The 1935 collection is available at ABEbooks, presently with no image of the Contents. --Pwendt|talk 17:00, 12 March 2018 (EDT)

The Great Tome of Magicians, Necromancers, And Mystics

Hello,

I approved your submission of The Great Tome of Magicians, Necromancers, And Mystics but did a few small changes:

  • We have the series as "The Great Tome Series" and not just "Great Tome Series" so I added the missing "The".
  • Two of the unknown authors are actually known: V. Shane and J. M. Williams. I fixed the missing dots/spaces. Please remember that we have a standard for how we deal with initialized authors regardless of how they appear in a book (with some notable exceptions, we follow the "initial, dot, space" format for each initial). If you want, you can add a note specifying that the book lists V. Shane as V Shane (no dot and J. M. Williams as J.M. Williams (no space between the two initials).

Thanks! Annie 17:15, 14 March 2018 (EDT)

Trysts of Fate, August 2017

A few small changes in Trysts of Fate, August 2017 as well:

  • Added a comman in the title to separate the title from the month as per the conventions
  • L.A. Story Sikora changed to L. A. Story Sikora and pseudonymed
  • DJ Tyrer changed to D. J. Tyrer (we already have him under this name). Feel free to add a note on how the name is spelled here.
  • Will H. Blackwell Jr. to Will H. Blackwell, Jr. as per the author names conventions.
  • Removed the link from the title - it was misspelled to start with and it was just the address to the publisher and not to this specific issue
  • I also added it into the correct series :)

Let me know if there is something that you can see that I missed fixing. Thanks for submitting these! Annie 17:32, 14 March 2018 (EDT)

Fantasia Divinity Magazine, Issue 17, December 2017

Hello,

I approved your addition but had to do a few changes:

  • You had the link to the Amazon page and not to the cover in the cover field so I rectified that
  • On the title level:
    • The links should be for a specific issue/set of issues and not for the whole magazine. The links to the magazine site should be in the series page instead
    • When adding a magazine, we do not add the number of the issue as a publication series number.
  • Moved your note on the spelling of the author name to the pub note.

I also put the magazine in its title-group (this always requires an edit after approval so decided to save you the time of doing it). The result is here. Let me know if you have any questions/concerns and thanks for contributing. Annie 15:47, 5 April 2018 (EDT)

Aoife's Kiss, #38, September 2011

Hello,

When sending two updates one after another and you start the second edit before the first one is approved, you can overwrite your last changes. Your earlier update set the number of pages to 76; the latter one deleted the value. I restored it as there was no note that you are trying to do that and the number looks correct. I also change the title of "Tumble" to be capitalized - we normalize titles unless there is a reason for them not to be normalized (and in most cases normalized title plus a note makes it clearer and less likely for someone to "fix" it later. You can see our rules here - look at the section about Case. The result is here. Please check it again to make sure there were no other overwritten updates.Annie 18:10, 15 April 2018 (EDT)

Also - is "Tumble" a poem or a short story? Annie 18:13, 15 April 2018 (EDT)

Spaceports & Spidersilk, July 2017

Hello,

I accepted your submission of Spaceports & Spidersilk, July 2017 but did a few changes to connect it with the rest of the DB:

  • Added ASIN - the ISBN you have is not found on Amazon. Can you verify that?
  • Uploaded and added the cover to the record - you can do that on your own in the future as explained in the welcome post. Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance if needed
  • Added the series so the magazine can get connected to the rest of the issues.
  • I moved the link to the magazine from the title note to the series as it is valid for all the issues.

The result is here. Annie 23:06, 15 April 2018 (EDT)

Chaos of Hard Clay

Hi Vonnie -- I edited Chaos of Hard Clay to standardize capitalization in the titles and to add story lengths. Please correct any lengths if I got them wrong (I was guessing according to number of pages). Also I didn't know the length of the last piece in the book. --Vasha (cazadora de tildes) 20:54, 11 September 2018 (EDT)

Scavenger's Newsletter, #35

There is probably a typo in your record for Scavenger's Newsletter, #35. On page 11, "Al Manachino" should be "Al Manchino"--please check what's in the newsletter and fix the record. Thanks! --Vasha (cazadora de tildes) 16:01, 25 September 2018 (EDT)

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